President: Pierre Nkurunziza (CNDD-FDD) [since
26 August 2005; elected 2005, re-elected 2010] The President is elected by direct popular vote for a 5-year term.

Parliament [bicameral]

--Senate (49 Seats) 34 members (2 from each province) are indirectly elected by communal councilors, 3 members are from
the ethnic Twa minority, 4 former presidents, and 8 co-opted members appointed to ensure that gender (at least 30% women)
quotas are met; members serve 5-year terms.

--National Assembly (106 Seats) 100 members are elected by direct popular vote in multi-member constituencies using the party-list proportional representation system, 6 members are co-opted to ensure that constitutionally mandated ethnic (60% Hutu-40% Tutsi, and
3 Twa) and gender (at least 30% women) quotas are met; members serve 5-year terms.

Coalitions:Common Front (FC) [Contested the
1961 Legislative Assembly Election] The main party in the Front was the Christian Democratic Party (PDC); Union of
People's Parties (UPP) [Contested the 1961 Legislative Assembly Election] Member parties include the People's Party (PP),
People's Rally of Burundi (RPB), National Union of Burundi (UNB), Union for Hutu Promotion (UPROHUTU), and the Voice of the
Murundi People (VPM).

*FRODEBU candidate Melchior Ndadaye
was also supported by the People's Party (PP), Liberal Party (PL), and the Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB).

**UPRONA candidate Pierre Buyoya was also supported by the Rally
for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES).

29 June 1993 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

2,360,090

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,156,659 (91.4%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

44,474

Total Valid Votes

2,112,185

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats (81)

Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)

1,532,107

72.54%

65

Union for National Progress (UPRONA)

462,324

21.89%

16

Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB)

35,932

1.70%

-

People's Reconciliation Party (PRP)

29,966

1.42%

-

Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social
Development (RADDES)

26,631

1.26%

-

People's Party (PP)

24,372

1.15%

-

Independents

853

0.04%

-

28 February 2005 Constitutional Referendum

Main Points: Power sharing between the two main ethnic groups, Government
Institutions would be 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi, except for the National Defense Forces and Senate where the ratio is to be 50%-50%.

Registered Voters

3,132,494

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,894,372 (92.4%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

60,285

Total Valid Votes

2,834,087

Results

Number of Votes

% of Votes

"Yes" Votes

2,607,852

92.02%

"No" Votes

226,235

7.98%

4 July 2005 National Assembly Election

Registered Voters

3,167,124

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,446,001 (77.2%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

24,575

Total Valid Votes

2,421,426

Party

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Number of Seats 100 (118)*

National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces
for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD)

1,417,800

58.55%

59 (64)

Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)

525,336

21.70%

25 (30)

Union for National Progress (UPRONA)

174,575

7.21%

10 (15)

National Council for the Defense of Democracy
(CNDD)

100,366

4.14%

4 (4)

Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero
(MRC-Rurenzangemero)

51,730

2.14%

2 (2)

Party for National Recovery (PARENA)

42,223

1.74%

- (-)

Independents & Others

109,396

4.51%

- (-)

Seats reserved for ethnic Twa members

-

-

- (3)

*100 seats were filled based on the
election results; The remaining 18 seats were allocated based on the constitutional requirement that 60% of seats are filled
by ethnic Hutus, 40% by ethnic Tutsis, 30% by Women, and 3 by ethnic Twa. Figures in parentheses reflect the distribution
of seats after these requirements were met.

28 June 2010 Presidential Election*/**

Registered Voters

3,550,000 (approx.)

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

2,739,136 (approx. 77%)

Invalid/Blank Votes

29,195

Total Valid Votes

2,709,941

Candidate (Party)

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Pierre Nkurunziza (CNDD-FDD)

2,482,219

91.60%

Against

227,722

8.40%

*On 1 June 2010, five of the six opposition parties that
had previously indicated indicated that they would contest the presidential election announced that they would boycott the
election. The remaining candidate later withdrew, leaving only Nkurunziza to contest the election.

**No registered voter figure was included in the consitutional court's official
declaration of results.

23 July 2010 National Assembly Election*

Registered Voters

3,550,000 (approx.)

Total Votes (Voter Turnout)

Not Available (N/A)

Party

Number of Seats 100 (106)**

National Council for the Defense
of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD)

80 (81)

Union for National Progress (UPRONA)

16 (17)

Front for Democracy in Burundi-Nyakuri
(FRODEBU-Nyakuri)

4 (5)

Seats reserved for ethnic Twa
members

- (3)

*Most of the opposition parties that boycotted the June presidential election did
not participate in the National Assembly election.

**100 seats were filled
based on the election results; The remaining six seats were allocated based on the constitutional requirement that 60%
of seats are filled by ethnic Hutus, 40% by ethnic Tutsis, 30% by Women, and 3 by ethnic Twa. Figures in parentheses reflect
the distribution of seats after these requirements were met.